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RobinA

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2. These Days,

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Dec 22, 2016, 09:38 AM

Dec 2016

knowing is likely to earn one the title of "coastal elite." Apparently only people on the coasts can read or question what is presented to them. I'm not sure that's true, but it seems to be the current mentality that includes "unknowing is smart."

I wouldn't teach today for all the money in the world. I'd have to kill myself.

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Yes, there is shame in not knowing [View all] kpete Dec 2016 OP

Voters have a moral obligation to do due diligence. NT Girard442 Dec 2016 #1

These Days, RobinA Dec 2016 #2

It really does seem, at times, that being well read and well informed is considered detrimental. Arkansas Granny Dec 2016 #3

They seem to see themselves as "untainted".....nt 2naSalit Dec 2016 #4

Untainted by a single scintilla Mc Mike Dec 2016 #7

Precisely. 2naSalit Dec 2016 #8

Similar to Dorfman's critique of Mickey Mouse, combining influence and ingenuousness. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #10

Blame the Politicians Ruining Our Schools Lonestarblue Dec 2016 #5

Welcome, Lonestar. My wife's AFT. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #6

very well said....i totally agree nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #9

Good teachers are the most important and powerful force possible. byronius Dec 2016 #11

I had a physics professor who wrote brutal exams that were impossible to pass... hunter Dec 2016 #12

My husband taught high school in a rural area radical noodle Dec 2016 #13